1986 Campaign swings to Super Sunday calls More than 100 volunteers are gearing up from 6:30 to 9 o'clock in the evening, Monfor a massive telephone effort to reach day through Thursday. members of the Jewish community by teleThose members of the community who phone this Sunday through Thursday. cannot be reached on Sunday will be conThe telephone calls will be made to secure tacted by volunteer callers Monday through pledges for the 1986 Jewish Federation of Thursday. Omaha Campaign. "The importance of tliis Siqietweek acThe effort is being called Super Sunday tivity cannot be overstressed. The Jewish and Superweek to indicate that a super ef- community of Omaiia, tiw naedn of Israel fort will be made to reach all those in the and national Jewish sgencias dqtend upon community who have not yet made a pledge: .our success," the Newmans added "This effort is most important to the "When the phone rings, say hello to your Campaign and to the Jewish community," Jewish neighbor and thank him or her for said Patricia and Jeffrey Newman, co-chair- securing your pledge. This is the time to men for Super Sunday. wind up the 1966 Campaign and the parSuper Sunday volunteers will be making ticipation of ever^ member of the Jewish their calls Sunday from iO:30 to 3 p.m. and community is needed."
Nebraska joins drive for Holocaust museum Nebraska Governor Bob Kerrey boated a reception at the Governor'* Mansion April 2 to officially launch the state campaign for the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. From left are Harlaa J. Noddle, Gov. Kerrey, national campaign director Dr. David Weinstein, and Eugene A. Conley. Mr. Noddle and Mr. Conley are heading the N^raaka campaign. See pages 4-5.
MHJndatiDn receives gift from Baer estate ^K By Larry 8. Speers ^^^ Foondatkm Volunteer I Hans and Annalieae Baer, fleeing from I Nazi persecution in wartime Berlin, set out I on a round-the-world journey covering sevI era! countries and 11 years of their lives. [ Their fmal destination: Omaha, Nebraska. [ ' It was the hospitality of the Jewish comi munity in Omaha that attracted the Baers to this city in the early SOs. In return for the good will shown to them, Mr. and Mrs. Baer named The Foundation of the OiuJia Jewish Federation as recipient of a cash gift resulting from the sale of their hocaa last spring. Mr. Baer passed away in 19S7; hb*. Baarinl964. Their journey throu^ Europe, the Far East and evMitually America is an intriguing stoiy refold in a novel written by Mr. Baar after settling in Omaha. A manuscrqrt of the novel (and subsequent use of th^ stoiy) IMS also pissntad to The FoundaHUk as a part of the Baer estate. Mr. Baer was a coMsrt piuist in Berlin. Ammliss* was a gifted muaic student of Hans' who later became bia wifSt whan the war changed the Csta of thsir lives in 1839. lb escape Csseist temiism, the Basrs trav-
eled first to Italy and later to Shanghai, China where both became teachers of music to wealthy Chinese families. The fear of oppression and persecution in Germany was later replaced by the threat of communism in China — forcing the Baers to again search for a free land that they could call home. It was at this point, in I960, that they traveled to San Francisco. The beginning of their stay in the U.S. was not without problems. Life was difficult for a German refiigee and his wife in a strange new land. Employment was not easy Omaha'* Shirley Goldstoln and Anatoiy Hcharansky — in tierusalem. to find. The Baers struggled at first but soon were extended an invitation by our Jewish community to work and live in Omaha, Nebraska. They later moved to Bellevue, NebcaskiL . Mr. Baer, after arriving in Omaha, was given a room at the old Jewish Community By Morris Mallae "His first words to me were 'I remember Center to serve as a classroom for teaching "What kind of water do you have in Ne- you and the bathroom tape.' " music and was paid a salary for doing so. Mrs. Baer worked at th« Dr. Philip Sher braska," chuckled Aaatoly Shcharansky as MIS. Goldstein eq4ained tiiat ScharanHome and later began Issiliiin as welL Mr. he read of his appointment to the rank of sky went into bia bathroom in 1976 and and Mrs. Bast- remambs^ed' these acts of admiral in Nsbraska'a niythical navy. made a recording which she then smuggled kindness and later showed their apprecia"He laughed so hard, it was wondsrfiil," ov^ of Russia and.distributed throughout tion by including The Foundation in their said Shirley Goldatoin, Omaha's Soviet the United Statea. Will. Jewry chairman, upon her return from IsWith the GoMsteiiis in Jerusalem were rael last week. Jim Glenn of Omaha, a member of the Dip"He looked exactly the same, except skin- lomatic Corps who lutd served in Moscow nier when I had last aeen him in the Soviet the psst several years. Stephen F. Baraqk stated that "the Insti- Union alwut 10 years ago." "He is now stotioned in Portugal, but he tute has proved to be of tremendous value, will be returning to the American Consulate Mrs. Goldstein and her husband, Leon- in Kiev very soon," said Mrs. Goldstein. both in enhancing the (q>portunitifea for intellectual stimulation and growth, and in in- ard, met with Mr. Scharansky in Jerusalem Also present was Michael Sherboume, of creasing understanding and q>preciation foUowing tiie annual meeting of the Union for the various religious traditions of which of Couiicils for Soviet Jewry. Omaha is a London, a member of the "36" activist member of the Union. group in England we are a part" . Dr. Rosenboum's general topic this year "Michael had talked with Scharansky on "He has the ssme warm smile and perwill be "Literal? Humane? The use of Holy sonality and his sense of humor is still with almost s daily bMis for several years," Mrs. Literature." He wiU address the group in the him," Mrs. Gokistein reported. Goldstein added. morning with the topic of "The Jewish Use According to Mrs. Goldstein, Scharansky of Holy Literature." In the afternoon sesis being given numerous o|q;>ortunitie8 to sion his topic will be "Biblical Women — write, lecture, and make puWe appearancea Do They Fit the Stereotypes?" all over the world as a result of his expeDuring the Shabbat evening, service at riences in tha Soviet Union. 8:16 pjn., Dr. Rosenbaum will occupy the Due to the Psssovar holiday, Jawiah pulpit at flsmple Istari and bringa Shabbat "We wen gntafkd that he took the time Praas deadlinss will be Apr. 16 forthe maasags to the cohgrsf^ion. The service is to visit with us, and it was aqtedally irieaaApr. 26 issue and Apr. 22 for the May 2 open to the codiBMnity. A q>ecial reception iog to see the lock on his fiKie when I gave . will be held foUowing ser^dcas. him Oia Admiral's appointment"
Scharansky laughs, jokes about Nebraska's Navy
Temple Israel hosts Institute Dr. Jonathan Hosenbaum, associate professor of Beli. gious Studies, University of Nebraska at Omaha aiMl. executive director, Bureau of Jewish Education of Omaha, will be the guest lecturer at the 46th Annual Institute on Judaism fat the Christian Clefgy at TsmBabM Bo—lmuM pie Israel on Apr. 11, baginniag at 10 ajn. In extending invitiittoaa to ti|a dm<^ in this community and •litM'Mnt anas, obi
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